STAR OF T1MORTH, ifji. me 7ACOBY, irmTOR. BLCO.HSUrRG, W'E1).ESDAT, DEC 4lb, 1861. GThc Republican Press through this section of country appear to have much to say upon'thersubject of emancipation of sla very. Week after week these Republican editors are administering to their readers, in small and large potions, "negro emanci ' paction,." in order, .perhaps, to arrive at some conclusion as to how the public pulse beats upon the subject. It would, we opine, 're quire no long time to correctly ascertain the f entiment of the people North, as well as Souih, upon this matter. Bat still they con tinue to throw out their feeler s,vne after an oher, as if it was the all absorbing question of the times. They talk about the proper time arriving, when it will become a sheer military necessity to declare, by Proclamation, the negroes all free, in order to accomplish the work of putting down this rebellion, which job "the powers that be" considered could be done in-tnree months or lest time .Talk about the time arriving, for the eman cipation of slavery ! if that time is ever com ing, it isliere now, just as much as ever it will be. The Administration has no author ity to declare, "by proclamation, or any other "way, the negroes free, (and well they know it,) unless they are going to lay the Consti tution to one side altogether, and consider the docoment'null and void. The Admin istration has, in several instances, as is well established, usurped powers, wThA, con stitutionally, it had no right to do; but it was in cases of no Utile momentary importance to the Administration in defending the Gov ernment 8gainst a powerful enemy that were boldly menacing its destruction. The people have given the President right in what be has done; and in cases where he ftas tread outside of the Oonetilutfofc they are pretty much of one mind, willing to consider it all for the best. It appeared to be necessary that he should call out Volun teers to save the Capitol, at a time when traitOTS were standing in sight plotting its capture. For him to have waited until he could have convened CongTess,Totr a little authority, at that dreadful moment, would have been, in our opinion, very impolitic. He would at once been charge with not do ing his sworn duty, orbeing in league with be traitors, by quietly submitting to the taking of the Capitol and the overthrow of onr Government, which he could have pre vented; and, thank God, he did prevent it, thereby saving himself from the vile stigma that otherwise would have been heaped upon him. The writ of habeas corpus was suspended by Mr. Lincoln, another terrible thing. There were some people in the country, at - the time of this suspension, disposed to quibble and make a disturbance about the . matter. Nobody, particularly, contended that the President had a constitutional rigl t to suspend the writ; but that he did it, and that it was for the good of the cause alone, must be conceded. We have heard promi nent and able members of the democratic party declare that they would have done ' still more; besides suspending the writ ol habeas corpus, they wonld have suspended the persons for whose benefit the writ was about tc be applied, and tbas put a period : to the existence of the traitors. However, this matter, right or wrong, has ' been gotten along with, and at present not - msch are being said upon the subject. -Still, another serious thing was performed by this Chief Magistrate, viz: the blockading of ports. This operation, it would seem, - was reeled in the power of Congress, hence - the President had no legal jurisdiction over the matter, further than the recommenJing of an act authorizing such blockade to te ' effected. Bot, in an hour of great peril, this matter was taken in hand by Mr. Lincoln, and acted upon without the authority of - Congress, and on the assembling of that body, they sanctioned the act. The Senate, if we remember correctly, refused to pas an act sanctioning the official ads of the President, saying that they were satisfied with what be had done, and did not deem it necessary. Yoo will observe, reader, that these were all matters of very great momentary impor tance towards the sustenance of our Gov ernment. They needed prompt and decided - action and through the President alone could that be accomplished, when the country at tkat time was on the 'very brink of suffering for the benefit of that action. With these usurpations of power, as we choose to call it, every patriot should be satiefied,knowing that through them, in a great measure, our . Government has been maintained. The war is being prosecuted, it is pre aumed, on cur part, in an honorable way ; - still there exists at the North that Abolition faction who are trying their very ntmost to place it on a different footing a tear against slavery! They write and publish elaborate articles to prove to the Administration that by declaring the blacks of the South free, it would put a speedy termination to this rebellion that the rebels would then lay I down their arms and come back into the Union and sua for peace. They try to make it appear by freeing the negro in the South and pay him a recompense for his laboT, there would not be so many blacks in the North; that the climate and everything in - the South are so adapted to their nature, that they would all leave this hyperborean climate and go there. ' - We do not have much faith in the logic, neither do we profess to understand much atp st the black species, but we do know that they detest work, generally they do -.-..i . ... in the South and you are overrun with them in the North in a very short time A'-good-for-nothiDg, thieving set, what do you abolitionists want with them ? They are not needed here leave them where they are. By inaugurating the war 'for (fee freedom of the slaves, would, in our opinion, tend to do theUnion' cause more harm than any thing we could name. It would unite the Union element of the Sooth with the Seces-sionisls'-as ofira man ; make them more vig orous and determined. This would never do. The Sumner and Creeley 'School of politicians are trying to force emancipation upon the President as a military necessiiy. They are Secessionists at heart snd in deeds. When this war cannot be further prosecut ed without gratifying the desire and aim of the abolitionists emancipation then an opposition thereto will . rise in the North hard to overcome. We do not need the negroes, assistance In putting down this wicked rebellion, instigated oy their mas ters. We are strong enough to conquer the whole of them, bhicfc and white, if must be. When the administration has ex hausted all its -power, and this rebellion still exists, it will not attempt to set the blacks free, with a view of their assistance, as some of the Abolition press have inti mated, but it has other sources upon which it may rely with the most explicit confi dence, and which assistence would be an honor instead of a disgrace upon the Amer ican people. PeterfonY Counterfeit Detector. It is a startling fact that there never has, at any -time, been so many counterfeits and altered bank notes in 'circulation as at pres ent, many of which are so well executed as to defy the closest inspection. Within a fortnight Feterson's Detector noticesthe ap pearance of forty four new counterfeits. Un der the circnmstances it is imperative for every business man to have at hand a re liable detector and such a one is Peterson's. The best thing is to subscribe to the semi monthly issue of Peterson's Detector, and thus ge! a copy of it every two weeks. A new feature has also been introduced into Peterson's Detector. This is a page of de scriptions -of over one hundred bogus bank plates, which is be best safeguard against altered notes in existence. The general contents of the work are admirable. The price of it semi-monthly, is only Two Dollars a year, or monthly, One Dollar a year. We would advise all persons to vera it the price of a year's subscription to T. B. Peterson's & Brotbet,306 Chestnut Street,Philadelphia, at once for it. Cocrt. The regular term of Court for DeceTnbet did not amount!:) much, in con sequence of the want of a President Judge to preside, Warren J. Woodward having re tired from this bench for the purpose of as suming the duties as Judge in the Berks District, -to which office he was ch6sen at the late election. The Associates, Bat dy and McReynolds, took their seats. Upon the ancouncement of the Crier, the Court came to order ; when the clerk call ed over the names of the different Consta bles in the county, who appeared and hand ed in their reports. After this business was passed over, the Grand and Traverse Jurors were called ; several net being in attend ance. The Grand Jurors were sworn, a fore man appointed, and received the usual in structions, after which they retired to their room for the purpose of disposing of what ever business should properly be laid before them. On Tuesday noon they had returned near a dozen true bills, which will be laid over lor trial at our next session, Feb. term. The Traverse Jurors were all dismissed on Monday ; the Court allowing them one day's pay. TheLitllc Pilgrim. We find upon our table a copy of Grace Greenwood:s Little Pilgrim, for December, itisa monthly pub lication, intended expressly for Children. After a careful examination, we are com pelled to'say that it i just the thing. In deed, its perusal carries us far back on raemory'e road to those little days when we watched the post so eagerly for the ap pearance of our old childhood'? friend, "Peter Parley." There can be no more desirable publication for the instruction and amusement of the 'little folks" than the Little Pilgrim. It is very cheap, too only 50 cents a year. Address Leander K. Lip piocott, 319 Walnut street, Philadelphia. The amount of the subscription may be re milted in postage stamps. It did not please Akdbew Ccrtim to ap point a President Judge for this Judicial Dis trict last week. Hesaw fit to defer the mat ter until the middle of this week, when he thought he would make the appointment It is evident that he does not intend to ap point William Elwell, Esq., of Towanda, who is, without doubt, the person the peo ple of this District wish to have preside over their Courts. What is meant by An dy's holding back this appointment may not be hard to understand, while thet aresev eral applicants who desire" being candidates for the office at the next General election. This is, and should not be, a political office, yet there are those who feel disposed to have politics drug in with it. As nearly every school-boy is aware that this is a strong Democratic District, thsre had ought to be no difficulty in electing a Democratic Judge next fall it the Democracy are so dis posed. They have the matter in their own hands and we presume will attend to it well and in time. Thb Right of the Column. A noticeable fact, yesterday, in the review, was that Col. Biddle's "Buck-tail" regiment, from the western part of Pennsylvania,and Col. Sim mons' Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, had the right of the column. They are two of the oldest volunteer Regiments in. the State and are equal in drill t o any of the regular regiments. Philadelphia Press. Is this the same Col. Biddle whom the Press labored so hard to defeat when be ran Universal Emancipation. From the hour intelligence was received that thousands of slaves had been captured by the Federal Fleet, as part of the fruits of their labor on the coast tif South Carol -na, the wild shout of universal emancipatioa has resounded throughout the bounds Of the Northern and western Stales. From our Canadian frontier to the borders of content ing 'territory, the roost extravagant idet.s have been conceived concerning the subs 3 quent state of the slave population. Ti e extended arms of Abolition philanthropy, in imagination, have pressed to their throl bing hearts the subjects of Southern oppres sion with insane 'joy, proclaiming liberty to this chain bound, and freedom of actiin to the hereditary bondsmendf a cotton ar s tocracy, without :pausing to consider wlat effect such extreme measures would produ:e if placed in action by the Federal -'Government The knots;in this intricate question, ire opine, are not so readily adjusted as extreme worshippers of the anti slavery mind would have you believe. It requires more wisdom and patience, more calm deliberation ind thoughtful study.than that heretofore taught by philosophers in this department of polit ical science. This question can not be set led by txtreme representatives of either section. It must be done by mind that can take in all branches, consider all interests, revisw all ipnints that are connected in any v ay with its existence. Men may talk about changing the condi tion of a race in a day about throw ng millions of dependent mortals upon tl eir own resources, compelling them to wjrk out their own temporal salvation when t ley have yet to learn the initiatory lessons com prising independent action. By their rep sat ed declarations these equalizers of the hu man race would have you consider it an easy task to create this change, and th ere fore urge your co-operation in cutting l ose the chords that check the colored millhns now so thickly represented throughout the Southern sections of our coumry, selling them afloat upon the sea of life, wit! out chart or 'compass whereby to evade the rocks and shoals and angry tides that Con stantly operate against the contending inter ests of man's ambition and pursuit Ex periments in many instances, especially where a community of mind is necessarily involved, oftentimes fail in their desired acheivemenls when approached with the greatest care and deliberation. This fact however dos not restrain the heated im pulses of the mind now pleading for imnedi- ae emancipation, with renewed cnes they call upon the Federal Government to let loose the ignorant mass of aarkness into the full hberty of national light, without u sting its ravs by a gradual entrance into its nowday blessings. Lile is one continued warfare, to conpete with any hope of success a certain amount of training is absol utely required, If, here fore, the enslaved people of color upon this continent are to become their own masters, responsible lor their own business transac tions, assuming their own support ai-. citi zens of the United States, we hope it will not be brought about, as above inti nated ! until a school of instruction is incorprated wherein the preliminary lessons at least will be trrotoughly expounded, thereby .jiving them a start in bt new line of exist ence. The 'peculiar institution' has florrished in th:s country for upwards of two hundred years. In October 1640 the first cargo of slaves from the coast of Africa, sailed up the James river under the British fag, pro tected by a British captain, and owned by a British subject. So much profit iccrued from this speculation that America nt once became a lucrative market for African slaves, so much so, that the first resolution fonnd every state save one so fully impreg nated with this clement that it was ileeraed expedient to allow its existence. Since that day until now, no fomidable sentiment questioned the right of sllowing the several States in whose limits it was found from enjoying the rights it conferred the law of universal custom permitting it to remain in full life. How immediate, on- conditional universal emancipation c an ben efit us as a nation, we can not conceive, much less the subjects of such an underta king. The peculiar condition of our coun try may compel the government to take this matter in hand, whether they will or no, thus urging immediate legislatun. We trust in such an emergency, wisdam will prevail, and our country benefitted by the legislation following such necessity. It, will, indeed, be a day of jubilee when our conn try resumes her former peace and quiet when her glittering swords will bi turned into plough-shares, and her shinin ; spears into pruning hooks, and the people learn war no more WiUiamsport Democrxt. ' We see it stated that, James S. McNinch, the newly elected County Treasu er, filed approved bonds on Tuesday of last week, and is cow qualified to assume t!ie duties of his office. He does not coramjoca the performance of his duties in office until the lit of January, when the annual lettlement is made for the year 1861. Mr. McNinch filled this position some two years ago with credit hoth to himself and the vcters who plaoed him in office. It will be remember ed that the Republicans did not trust Mr. McNinch's loyalty this fall the." said he was not a good Union man that ie attend ed too many pence meetings throughout the county. The people of Columbia county endorsed him. Has any persoi. heard a word from them (the Republici as) since the election in relation to his ch trader or doings to prove that he was or i i anything else but a loyal and patriotic cititen and a true Democrat? No, not one wo d. Judge Baldy was a "good Union man" i ntil he re pudiated their nomination and so were quite a number of our Democrats till it was found that they wonld not support ite "Union Ticket," made by Republicans after their own immaga and likeness. Vox Pofuli! The Democrat! majority is, Ne.w ,J?rsey, at the recent e ection we Letter from one of onr Volunteers. 5o. 5. Camp Ccrtin, ) Harrisbcrg, Nov. 30, 1861. Friend Will : From Carop 'Crosfnan to this place was to us a pleasant journey,over the Penn'a. C. R. R. occupying about eleven hours. When I last troubled you with a line we were under marching orders, for 'Washington. and on Tuesdaj eveningreceiv ed order to strike our tents by one o clock A.M. The boys were all in the highest glee.and cheer after cheer went up from the throats of our seven hundred and fifty men -We did not wait until one, but commenced tearing down our summer houses, singing such songs as, "Glory Hallelujah-rum," "Four and Thirty Stars," "lied, While and Blue,"&c. Camp Crotman was not only abolished but completely demolished, the boys collecting every combustible material that could be bad, making bon -fires the or der of ihe night. At 11 o'clock, A-M. we left Camp and proceeded to theHepot, where we wer put boardof twen'ytvo passenger cars, and started -at moderate speed, tor Harrisburg. You may rest assure.! that we were sadly disappointed on receiving orders to stop at this place. We arrived at Harrisburg at 9j o'clock, P. M , wheie we received some hot coffee'pipiog hot," and ulept in ibe depot. In the morning, headed by Col. Murray and our Brass Band, we paraded through the principal streets of the ci'y, passing the Governor in review, who pronounced us the fmet Regiment yet muoiered n.to er vice. You may wager your all that e as-ionie-hed the men in this Camp when we came iu. They caii us Lincoln's Body Guard, and I think they would alt join our Regiment 'providing their officers would con set: t to their doing so. There is very little sickness in Camp at present ; a few eae of fever nd 'Rtcesles. We are now pleasantly situated, and ieel quite comfortable. Our field officers are, Colonel Wm. G Murray ; Lieut. Colonel, T. C. McOowel ; Major, Walter Barrett; Surgeon, Or. G F. Hoops; Chaplain, Rev Dr. AlcLeeJ ; Quar ter Master, Lieut S. Miles Viepbart. We are proud ot our officers, and think tbem amply qualified for the posiiious assigned them. Now, Will, allow me to moralize a little alter my own style, and to commence,! will say to your readers that we are some ot the same stamp of heroes that carried the Old Thjrtten Stars and Stripes through the fire and smoke of Lexington and Bunker Hill that waved in triumph at Saratoga that floated to the winter breeze at Valley Forge where the starving, freezing and dying soldiers ot this glorious little Republic en dured all the toils, hardships and privations that man can possibly undergo, that was borne aloft at Yorktown, and still later, at Lundy's Lane and New Orleans, and through the glorious war with Mexico, and which our boys are now determined shall wave in triumph from the Atlantic to the Pacific from the cold clime of our northera bor ders to the soft sunny Palmas of the South True some of us, yea many, may fall in the etfbft, yet we feel that such a death is pref erable to that of staying at home, ranting and raving about the great rebellion, slavery southern rights and wrings, and preaching up such damnable, treasonable doctrine as some ot the cowardly pimps of your couuty are doing. Some that 1 might name, who are, or want to be, prominent politicians and great administration supporters ; who are doing all in their power to keep men from joining our advancing forces, and who ate trying to raise "Home Guards !" (God save the mark!) when they well know tkat such Guirds will not be needed at home Shame, shame on such cowardly actions let honest men set their mark upon such characters, and say to them, in the lar.guagt) ol the prophe, "Thou art the man.'-' Corporal Price wishes, .through you, to thank Hon. Peter Ent, Benjamin Thornt n, and O. P. Ent, lor hof pitalities and favors granted and shown him while in your county recruiting Our address at present, Camp Curtin, Harrisburg. Pa., care of Capt. Frick, 84th Regiment, Penn'a- Volunteers. We do not expect to stay here longer than ten or twelve days; where we shall t;o we know not ; but one thing is certain, if there is any righting to be done our Regiment will have a good share ot it, as it is the crack one of the state and the 6lar one of the service. Your. &c. Tootles. mvill rongress. The United States Congress met in Wash ington on Monday last. There was a pret ty general turn out of the members. The President did not hand in his meage on Monday, but was expected to send it in at 12 o'clock on Tuesday. The day was spent in the consideration of resolutions, and in giving notice of various bills. Reed, of Aliso'iri,nnw in the rebel service was expelled from Hone. This served him right. Lehman and Biddle, both of Phila., took their seats. New members are expect ed from Kentucky in the place of Breckin ridge of the Senate and Powell of the House. They are secessionists. Breckinridge the worst of the two, he is in ihe rebel service. This session will be a spirited one from present appearances. Newspaper attacks are being made in the Richmond papers against Beauregard, who published a card requesting his friends not to notice them. The controversy is being carried on with great spirit, bitterness and anger. Republican paper. For years the Republican papers of this State have been in the habit of telling their readers that the press of the South did not dare to speak out in condemnation of the acts of its leading men that "Southern pol iticians were despots,who would t.ot recog nize a free press, such as we have in the North." The above paragraph is evidence that our Repulican friends have been falsi fying. It is in the north that an attempt has been made to silence a free press. It is in the north that the mails have been closed against certain papers because of their fearless exposure ot official corruption and villainies. It is in the North (in the state of New York,) that seventeen Demo cratic papers were suppressed by order of the government, a few weeks prior to the election in that State. The greatest tyrants on the face of the earth are Abolitionists If they thought they darn do it they would destroy every Democratic Printing office in the land. The press of the south is free in comparison with the press of the North Carlisle Volunteer. It is supposed that Hon. James Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury, under President Pierce, and John J. Crittenden, will be the new Senators from Kentucky, in the place of Breckinridge and Powell. The rebel capitol has been removed to Nashyille, Tenn., no doubt because the cap- Letter from Col. Biddle. of Philadelphia. I The'Hon. Charles J. Biddle, Representa tive in Congress, from the 2nd district of Philadelphia, and Col of a Regiment of Pennsylvania Reserves, having returned from active duty at the seat of war, where he has been serving since th breaking out of the war, a'number of his friends in vited him to meet them at a public dinner, and the following correspondence passed upon the subject. Col. Biddle, it will be seen, declares his purpose to resign his commission in the army, in obedience to the wishes of his constituents, that he may devote his whele time and energies to the interests of his District. This letter df Col. Biddle contains truths so well stated, that we commend its perusal to our readers, feeling confident that its plain and truthful statements must meet the approval of every good Democrat : To the Hon. Chables J. Biddle, Sansom st. Dear Sir : We have learned this morn ing with much pleasure of your return, up on a visit of a few days, to your family. Without wishing to appropriate to ourselves an undue portion of the time which a brief respite from "your duties in the field may place at your disposal, we beg on behalf of your fellow-citizens, to suggest the propri ety of your affording them an opportunity of taking you by the hand and re-assuring you of their continued confidence in your ability and patriotism. It will give them no small gratification if it should be in your power to name a day upon which the may tender you the compliment of a public din ner. You will permit us to express the hepe that your presence in Philadelphia may be only preparatory to assuming your seat in the Congress which is about to assemble. The circumstances attending your recent election o this body, the strong declara tion of the wishes and expectations of your constituents, in conferring upon you, during your absence with the army and without solicitation on your part, a position attend ed at this time with peculiar responsibility are, we trust, such as may induce you to relinquish, at least for the present, that mil itary life in which through more than one campaign, you have already earned a just distinction. We are, with much regard, your friends and fellow-citizens. Geo. Shtrswood, Henry D. Philips, Wm L. Hirst, W. H. Drayton, A. V. Parson, George W. Biddle C.J. Ingersofi, P. McCbM, John Cadallader, F. Fraley, Joftiah Randall, G. M. Wharton, C. lngersoll. G. M. Dallas, And others. To the Honorable George M Dallas, Charles J. Ingerfoll, Peter McCall John Cad wal lader, Geo. Share wood, A. V. Parsons, Frederick Fraley, Henry . Phillips Esqs., and others : Gtnllemen : I have had the pleasure to receive to-day, your communication, and beg you to accept my thanks for the flat tering terms in which you have expressed your views upon what has been, to me, a subject of anxious reflection. It has been my earnest desire, at this great juncture in our Naiiea1 affairs, to give my humble services where they may be most useful to m7 country. With this purpose I took the field ; and holding, du ring the period of the Extra Session, a sep arate and important command, 1 did not feel at Liberty to quit it to take the 6eat in Congress to which you had, in my absence, elected me. I have come, for a day or two, from the great camp in front of Washington, where I command a regiment that has been to me a source of the highest pride and satisfac tion, and I shall leave it with feelings of regret that I will not attempt to express here. But, I yield iu the representations of the wishes ot my constituents, conveyed to me in your letter and in other forms. I shall therefore, tender, through the proper authorities, the resignation of my military commission from the State, and, as your representative, will return to Washington. It is true that, according to high authori ties, I might at once hold the two positions; but it is plain that I could not perform the duties of both, and, waiving the bare legal questions, it seems to me to be incompati ble with the character of a representative and a legislator to be a paid officer subject to the orders of he Executive, and present in his place only by the revocable leave of . . t .t.r a military superior, i nave, tnereiore, , reached the conclusion that your represen tatives must not now be thus trammelled ; yet, should the tide of war, indeed, roll around the National capital, I hope that my brethren in arms will find room, in their ranks lor one soldier more. ' My political opinions are what they have always been. I am a Democrat never more one than at this hour. I rejoice that it was with my name upon your banners that you overthrew the Republican party in this city. When I say I am a Democrat, I do not mean that I belong to any knot of politicians. When I say I am a Democrat, I mean that 1 have ever maintained those national prin ciples which, under God, made and pre served us a nation ; those great national principles of justice and equality for all the States which, so long as they were practic ed, made our various institutions and inter changeable commodities bonds of strength and union rather than grounds for strife. This, at least, we may say for the Demo cratic party it rated at their true value the fantastic theories, the whimsies, the 'isms,' the questions of mere phraseology ,that men calling themselves statesmen, have prefer red to peace, to union, to the gradual pro gress and developement of each section, and all races in due relation to natural cau aec. This, too, we may say for the Demo cratic party while it maintained its sway, 'Secession' was a little, baffled clique; as the Republican Party rose, 'Secession' be came 'an army with banners ' Nor was the foresight of the Republican leaders wider than their patriotism. The false prophets of the rarty promised their followers that three months should see the end of all the trouble, and when war came upon them even then they granted only three months' volunteers to end It. They created and fostered that intoxicating self confidence that was the cause of our earlier They had so persistently abased across a geographical line, that they had come, at last, to underrate and despise them,''-e.r.'d Republican oratory summoned its hearers not to st:n encounters but' wily to pays and pillage. When the national flag was struck down at 'Oh a; lesion, and the national capital was threatened by Secession, the North rose like one man. The world saw with astonish ment the great uprising of the people; Eu rope prejudged the issue in our favor; yet as if smitten with blindness, the Republi can leaders 6eemed striving to waste and dissipate, instead' of to seize and use, the noble material for great armies which Vas with scarcely any limit, placed at their dis posal. The soldier who offered himself for the public service found that he must ear wig some politician before he could be al lowed the privilege to fight or die for his country. Men began to say that the war was to be made 'a Black Republican job.' Politicians were put at the head of troops politicians who thought that to wear lace and feathers, and lo pocket pay, was the whole-duty of (he officer feasting and frol icing and speech-making took the place of training and discipline, and, while the offi cer spouted and reveiled, the rank and file were robbed of their first right the right to skillful guidance and instruction. The raits were nominally pot into the hands of a venerable -chieftain ; but every politician, eveiy 'able editor,' took a pull at them, till they pset the coach. Amid shouts of 'On to Richmond,' the North, with its teeming population, found itself out-numbered at every point of. con flict, and the battle of Bull Run proved that the Administration had known neither its own strength nor the enemys. 'Where then were onr legions !' we may well ask of it. But the Battle of 'Bull Run "Wat not without its fruits for us. Panic stricken selfishness seeking self preservation, light ed on those who could save it. The direc tion of the army passed into the hands of soldiers. A General, born here among us, restored to their due supremacy the martial virtues that insure success in war; trained and competent officers second his efforts, scores of imbeciles have been pushed out of service; and the good work still progres ses. The Democratic party will sustain the men the McCleflans, the Duponts who have in charge the honor of our flag on land and sea. Let, every where, the people pot in office men who will not see the war again become 'a party joo ;' let the Administra tion of the Government be -each as to attract not repel, the doubtful States Then the contest tney be continued with success and ended with honor. We may yet see the authors of our national troubles, thosu twin fomentcrs of discord the Abolitionists of the North and the Secessionists of the Sooth reduced again to "vlre harmless insignifi cance in which Democracy long held them. And if the event baffles these hopes, the Government that embraces the great, rich and populous States of the North, mutt sink to no humble, no degraded place among the nations. National prosperity is too nearly allied to national dignity to suffer us to s'and in the relation of the vanquished to those who never can secede from geo graphical connection ; wiih whom close relations warlike or amicable, must contin ue always. The Democratic party 6onght to keep the peace among the States with honor to them all; but while the war lasts, into which the Abolitionists of the North and the 'precipilalionists' of the South have hurried us, let us demand that a firm and wise Administration of the Government shall evoke and honestly apply our military re sources, in which the nations most famous in aims have not surpassed nor equalled us. In conclusion, gentlemen, let me say that I am deeply sensible of the honor of repre senting this old city ; for our District is the old city that our fathers knew and loved. As your representative, I will exercise the right of free speech, and will strive to maintaiti, for all, the cherished rights, the enjoyment of which constitute rivil liberty. My stay here does not allow roe to accept the compliment oPa public dinner,to which you do me the honor to invite me. To see you and other valued friends will at all times afford the greatest pleasure to Respectfully aud truly your ob't. servant, CmnLE J. Biddle. None but a physician knows how mcch a reliable alterative is needed by the people. On all sides of us, in all communites every where there are multitudes that suffer from complaints that nothing but an alterative cures. Hence a great many of them have been made and put abroad with the assu rance ol being effectual. But they fait to accomplish the cures they promise because they have not the intrinsic virtues they claim. In this state of the case, Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., of Lowell, have supplied us with a compound Extract ot Sarsaparilla, which does prove to be the long desired remedy. Its peculiar difference from other kindred preparations in market is that it cuiei the disease for which it is recommend ed, while they do not. We are assured ot this fact by more than one of our intelligent Physicians in this neighborhood and have the further evidence of our own experience of its truth. Tennessee Farmer,' Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Brundage delivered last evening the last lecture of the present course. The Doctor has left us much valuable informa tion regarding the preservation of ihifc 'mor tal coil." In the course of his remarks he said that two eminent foreign philosophers had recently made the discovery that, ow ing to a degree of polarity possessed by mankind, it was far more healthful to sleep with the head at the North. In this country, and at this time, we should consider the suggestion ol some importance. Sullivan Democrat. A Valuable Horse. Dr. W. Wilson, of Bethlehem, has been offered and refused twenty five hundred dollars for his baauti iul trotting horse" Kemble Jackson," the finest and best trotting horse in this part of the from Harper's "Ferry. . The RebePs attack the 28th Pennsylvania Rtg imenl. Sandy Hook, Md.,Nov. 29. Some excite raent was occasioned here this afternoon by the rebels throwing about thirty shells at the quarters of some companies of the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Regiment, un der command of Major Hector Tyndale, at Harper's Ferry. Major Tyndale tried the effect of the-long range Enfields upon them, but the distance being 2000 yards was too great. Although some of the firing of the rebels was fair no body was hurt. Our men were well derl yed, md read for a closer range, which the lebels would not give them. Rectpttm"iJ Copt. WilLts in Boston. Boston, Nov. 25 Notwithstanding the severity of the storm to-day, the "welcome' to Captain Wilkes was numerously attend ed, and very enthusiastic. George B. Upton, and others of the com mittee of reception, met Captain Wilkes, 1'ieuienani look, and Assistant Engineer Houi ton on the Long wharf, and conveyed them in carriages to Faneoil Hall, which was densely crowded by citizens, including many ladies. Mayor Wbiteman, in :bebalf of theCity of Boston, made a brief address of welcome. After the applause attending the Mayor s speech had subsided, Capt. Wilkes, who was in full uniform, came forward, and re sponded in the following language : Speech or Capt. Wntts. Mr. Mayor and ray Friends; I am deep ly sensible of the kindness which has been shown 'rrfs. I depended upon my own judgement in doing what you ali have flattered me was correct, and I am exceed ingly gratified ty the manifestations of ap- froval I have met, and which have been may say, a spontaneous outburst from all parts of our country. I have only to say that we did our duty to the Union, and are prepared to do it again. Immense applause J Calls were then made for Lieut. Fairfax and others. The former being absent, Lieut. Cook was introdoced,and bowed his thinks. This closed the formal recemion afir which seqeral thousand citizens were in troduced to the honored guest. A committee of leading citizens haTe ten dered Capt. Wilkes and the officers of the San Jacinto a compli memory dinner, k't the Re vere House, to-morrow evening at which it is said, Mr. Everett, Mr Winthrop, and other distinguished gentlemen will be oret. ent. 1 The Rebels Ilo'd Fairfax. The pickets of the rebel army are yet at Fairfax Court House. No opposition to the advance of our army would be shown at that point, as the enemy is not in force on this side of Centreville. Remarkable Surgical Operation. O.i last Wednesday a remarkable surgical ope ration was performed by Dr. W. L. Atlee, of Philadelphia, in the presence of nearly twenty oilier physicians, for the removal of an eucysted ovarian tumor from Mrs. Snyder of Montoursville. The solid part of the to mor, when taken out, weighed ten pounds, and a semi fluid substance was removed with it which half fi led a large wash tub. The tumor and other substance together would probably have weighed sixty pounds. Mrs. Snyder lived until yesterday morning. Dr. Atlee before commencing, gave it as his opinion that the patient could not recov er from such an Operation, but as death was inevitable without it, she and her friends ex pressed a wi'Kngness to assume the risk and a desire to have him proceeJ. During the operation the floor of the room in which it was being performed gave way. but fortu nately no injury resulted to any one from the accident WHUamnporl Gazette. Reliet to Solciers' Famiues. The Com missioners of this cour.ty are now paying out about S32r per week to the families of the volunteers now in the service from this county. The wife of each soldier receive One Dollar per week and fifty cents addi tional for each child under 14 years of age. Easton Sentinel. The Printer. The November number is at hand. Published by John Greason.NV 11, Spruce Street, New York. It is the most useful work to the trade now publish ed. We take great pleasure in perusing its articles. The pobular majotity of the Democratio party iu Pennsylvania, is estimated at from 30,000 to 40,000. REVIEW OF THE MARKET, carefcllt corrected weeelt WHEAT, SI in 70 50 30 50 00 BUTTER, EGGS, TALLOW, LARD. POTATOES, 14 16 12 12 40 RYE. CORN, OATS. BUCKWHEAT, FLOUR nr. bbl. 6 DR'D APPLES,! 00 HAMS, 12 CLOVERSEED.5 00 MARRIED. By the Rev. F. Moore, 20th ult . Lewis H. Fcnk, of thd "Miltonian," and Miss LtdIa Groff, of Harrisburg. ill AMI OO D. HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED. Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope wrsA LECTURE ON THE NA WWilTURE, TREATMENT, AND jOS RADICAL CURE OF SPERMA TORRHEA, or Seminal Weakness, Sex ual Debility, Jervouness and involuntary emissions, prodscing impotency, Consump tion, and Mental and rnysical Uebiluv. By KUlil . J. CLLV t.ttWkl,li, M. U-, The important fact that the awful conse. qnences of self-abuse may be effectually removed witnoci internal medicines or me dangerous applications of caustics, instra ments, medicated bougies, and other em pirical devises, is here clearly demonstra ted, and tne entirely new and highly suc csssful treatment, as adopted by the cele brated author fully explained, by means of which every one is enabled to cure himself: perfectly, and at the letst possible cost, thereby avoiding all the advertised nos trums of the day. This lecture will prove a boon to thousands and thousands. Sent under seal, in a plain envelop, to any address post paid, on the receipt of two postage stamps, by addressing. DR. C H.J. C.KLINE, 127 Bowery, N.Y. Post Office box 4,586. August 7, 1861-Iy. ' H'KELVY, KEAL & CO., MERCHANTS, Northeast corner of Main and Marke'.Sts. AVer's Cathartic Pills.
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